81 FR 26536 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Applications for New Grants Under the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) (1894-0001)

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 85 (May 3, 2016)

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 3, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26536-26537]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10275]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0049]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Applications for New Grants Under the Rehabilitation Services 
Administration (RSA) (1894-0001)

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 
(OSERS), Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing an extension of an 
existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 2, 2016.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2016-ICCD-
0049. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal 
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please note that comments 
submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period 
will not be accepted. Written requests for information or comments 
submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the 
Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room 2E-115, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Kerrie Clark, 202-245-7281.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in

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accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with 
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing 
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact 
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's 
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in 
the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed 
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The 
Department of Education is especially interested in public comment 
addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to 
the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be 
processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden 
accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the 
Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, 
including through the use of information technology. Please note that 
written comments received in response to this notice will be considered 
public records.
    Title of Collection: Applications for New Grants under the 
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) (1894-0001).
    OMB Control Number: 1820-0018.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 40.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,600.
    Abstract: The Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) is 
seeking approval to extend the current Information Collection package, 
OMB #1820-0018 (streamlined discretionary grants 1894-0001) in order to 
solicit applications for RSA's Discretionary Grant Awards authorized by 
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended and the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2014 (Pub. L. 113-76) and the Consolidated and 
Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235). The 
discretionary program areas include Rehabilitation Long Term and Short 
Term Training, Demonstrations, Capacity Building projects, Interpreter 
Training, In-Service Training, National Clearinghouse, National 
Leadership Institute, Technical Assistance and Continuing Education 
(TACE) Centers, Service Programs, the Helen Keller National Center, 
Disability Innovation Fund and other discretionary grant programs 
approved by the Secretary. The current application package expires July 
31, 2016 and in order to provide application packages to applicants, 
RSA is requesting an extension of the currently approved package for an 
additional three years.

    Dated: April 27, 2016.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-10275 Filed 5-2-16; 8:45 am]
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